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Hours
Sun
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Mon
8:30 am - 2:00 pm6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tue
8:30 am - 2:00 pm6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed
8:30 am - 2:00 pm6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu
8:30 am - 2:00 pm6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fri
8:30 am - 2:00 pm6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Ratings and reviews
4.5
Travellers' Choice 2024
RATINGS
Food
Service
Value
Atmosphere
Food and ambience
Local cuisine, Cafe, Australian, Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Can a gluten free person get a good meal at this restaurant?
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About
To book a table plase follow this link: https://tableagent.com/perth/adrift-cafe/ Welcome to Adrift Cafe! Located in the paradise town of Exmouth, it perfectly fits in with the relaxed atmosphere of the place. Adrift Cafe opened its doors the 17th of December 2016. The concept behind Adrift Cafe is to provide simple, rustic, fresh food made with love. We think that by using good ingredients and working with passion we can provide amazing food without over-complicating it. Our chef and owner Matt has been working as a chef for the past 20 years, the last 10 of which in the North West, so he knows the local produce very well, as reflected on our menu. Come and try it for yourself!
PRICE RANGE
$5.00 – $43.00
CUISINES
Cafe, Australian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Mastercard, Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.5
370 reviews
Excellent
231
Very good
108
Average
15
Poor
10
Terrible
6
pisang
Perth380 contributions
July 2020 • none
We visited 'Adrift' twice during our stay in Exmouth. On both occasions to food was very good indeed. On the first visit I ordered the fish and chips; locally caught fish, and my partner enjoyed the pasta.
On the second visit, I ordered a simple vegetarian burger with halloumi and mushrooms. It was delightful.
This is a BYOG facility and they charge a very reasonable $2.00 per person to serve your own wine.
Great restaurant, very casual, and friendly. Recommended.
Written 25 July 2020
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GemmaMClarke
Perth19 contributions
June 2020 • none
What an unexpected little gem of a place- excellent food, no outstanding food! Absolutely delicious, lots of variety and everything smelled and looked yummy! Good atmosphere and very lovely friendly staff. Although we had to wait as the kitchen was super busy, they got our entree out quickly and we were very happy to just relax and soak up the relaxed vibe. Definitely definitely worth a stop!
Written 25 June 2020
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CamD
Perth108 contributions
Oct 2020 • none
Doesn’t look like much from the outside but we’d heard good things so dropped in for a quick bite. Actually quite a relaxing dining experience. A simple layout inside but very good range of meals, light food and meals, plus reasonably well priced which was fantastic for a family meal up here.
All the meals were quick and fresh, not greasy and some healthy options available. Service was really good, so if you’re looking for a good meal at reasonable prices, particularly for lunch then we would highly recommend this spot.
Written 26 October 2020
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Kelly D
Mandurah415 contributions
Apr 2021 • none
Menu at venue differed from online which is fine. Menu at the venue for lunch had bacon and eggs. Didn't mention how the eggs were cooked on the menu, requested scrambled.
The waitperson said that the chef doesn't make alterations to menu when it's busy. It was 11.31am on a Tuesday before Easter and there were 2 other people seated in the restaurant.
It's not an alteration to the menu when the menu doesn't specify how they would be cooked. Anyway, chef felt that he/she prefers fried, scrambled too hard so went with that.
We also ordered burger and wrap, they were tasty but not rocket science.
Saw the menu for dinner and it looked amazing but unfortunately my eggsperience with lunch put me off going back there.
Spent $$$$ at Frothy's, Mantaray's, Whalers and Exhale instead.
Written 4 April 2021
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Carole d
7 contributions
May 2021 • friends
We had a night in Exmouth on our way to Ningaloo reef so needed a meal as we didn't want to unpack the cars and cook.
We googled 'best restaurant in Exmouth ' and Adrift came up first on the list.
Google wasn't wrong.
The meals were equal to if not exceeding city cafe quality in what seemed to be a light industrial area of Exmouth.
Fabulous food, great service and great ambience. Highly recommend this place if you're in Exmouth.
Written 30 May 2021
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Sami S
5 contributions
July 2021 • friends
Came in for dinner and met the most lovely bar staff. Had a lovely chat with the Belgian girl (sorry, forgot her name!) about travel and languages. Passion fruit cheesecake was divine! Took bloody ages to order though. Staff kept passing but apparently only the blond girl could take food orders, and we had to repeatedly ask if she could come take our order. Don’t know if that’s too many people coming in at once or if we just got forgotten! But weird no one else could at least get out entrees
Written 9 July 2021
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John B
2 contributions
Aug 2020 • family
We had dinner at Adrift tonight.
This was our second meal at Adrift in a week.
We have been holidaying in Exmouth and went to several restaurants. We all found Adrift to be the best food in town.
I had the pork belly this evening, the carmelized dressing was amazing. My wife had the Rogan Josh curry and raved about it whilst her sister had the seafood linguine and said it was very good.
The staff were great, shifting us when we were cold at the first table and then giving a jacket for one of us who forgot her's.
Overall a great evening. Thanks.
Written 12 August 2020
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Bjm14
6 contributions
Aug 2021 • couples
After seeing a 4.4 review we decided to give it a go. For a Friday night it wasn’t that busy The experience was below average. From not bringing our child’s meal with our entrees ( as we specifically requested ) to having the Mexican chicken salad that would not resemble anything from that country ( 85% + green salad with a very small smattering of black beans ). Which is surprising considering the whole Cafe seemed to be run by South American backpackers. Think before you commit
Written 13 August 2021
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Ainsworth1981
15 contributions
Aug 2020 • family
The evening we dined here there was bad weather in Exmouth, we tried a few places and couldn’t get it as we were a party of 8. This was our last resort and so glad we could get in. The guy serving us, I didn’t really rate him at all. Seemed grumpy at our large dining party and no personality, seemed annoyed when we asked for 2 ice buckets and as I was drinking champagne asked for a champagne flute instead of a wine glass. The food is absolutely superb. The kids inhaled their fish and picked at their chips. The 6 adult meals were amazing and good value for money. Didn’t have to wait long at all during entree and main. Haloumi fries were delish. It’s byo as well.
Written 14 August 2020
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AnnG165
Geraldton29 contributions
Dec 2020 • none
Such a little gem of a place. Could not fault the food and the service. I had the seafood pasta the first time - yum. We went a second time, I had the pesto/garlic prawns - delicious. Hubby had the reef and beef which he thoroughly enjoyed, the steak tender and the prawns luscious. A relaxing and enjoyable dining experience. BYO but also licensed.
Written 20 December 2020
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Helen D
Mandurah111 contributions
Aug 2020 • none
My friends and I booked into Adrift for dinner on a Thursday night after hearing good reports and have to say we were not disappointed. From everything to service, ambience, food, just couldn't fault it. I had the fish of the day, my friends had Chicken Tika Marsala and SurfnTurf. All mouthwatering and delicious. Definitely recommend and will return.
Written 15 August 2020
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Sharna C
Geraldton51 contributions
Feb 2022 • family
Came for dinner with group of 8 (4 a, 4 k). Little dubious as we had driven past earlier and Cafe looks somewhat unkempt from the front when closed up.
When we arrived, looked very different - staff were super friendly and efficient. Courtyard looks lovely with lighting and plants.
Good menu and drinks list. We had entrees of calamari and jalapeno poppers & croquettes, then for mains a seafood pasta, the house pasta, nasi goreng and a steak. All the meals were really good. The kids meals were also good, which seems easy to do but so often the kids end up with pretty average food so it was good to see generous serves and decent chicken tenders etc. Smaller venue so recommend booking ahead, even for low season.
Written 3 March 2022
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BackpackerJ
3 contributions
June 2022 • couples
The menu looks great and the prices are too. We had a bahn mi with coriander (asked for no coriander). I had an espresso milkshake and asked for almond milk, after trying it I double checked with the (very friendly) girl who served us to confirm it was almond (it was) then after finishing it checked with the barista who told me it still has dairy ice cream in it. Accidents happen, but I’m a barista myself and it’s pretty standard to double check if someone is okay with dairy after ordering alternative milk. Anyways, we appreciated the friendly service from the girl on the till even if she got our order wrong, the barista however felt unwelcoming.
Written 9 June 2022
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Marion R
Frankfurt140 contributions
Apr 2023 • family
This place was unfortunately a bad experience for us. We had a booking for 1800 and were the first seated but were waiting for more than one hour for our mains and kids meal which should have come with the starters (which they had offered). All other tables had finished eating by the time we finally got our food and even exactly the same dishes and kids meal as our ordered food went by to other tables multiple times. The service didn’t think admitting that sth went terribly wrong here is the right approach and kept saying all is fine and our food is under way. The food itself was ok but not up to our high expectations given the place is no 1 in Exmouth. We can’t understand this rating as all other places were much better we went to, also ignoring the service lapse we had. The steak was ok but average. The calamari were good but felt more a starter portion than main as they only came in a little cabbage. We clearly cannot recommend this restaurant and would rather advise to try the other places with good ratings.
Written 9 April 2023
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Theresiagrapsas
485 contributions
Oct 2020 • friends
When we drove by to see where restaurant was, thought I don’t know about this!!
Glad we decided to still go. Entrees ,halloumi chips, squid & garlic prawns yummy yummy then mains Seafood linguine past absolutely delicious. Service was great kids meals also good. BYO 👌👍 wish this cafe was in Perth.
Written 7 October 2020
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